The attraction for private equity as an alternative asset class is as strong as perhaps it has ever been. As the results of a recent E&Y survey reveal (Positioning to win: 2015 global private equity survey), 19 per cent of investors said they currently allocate up to 5 per cent
NewAlpha Asset Management’s dedicated FinTech Venture Capital fund has made its first investment, a EUR2.3 million capital increase in Heoh, a technology platform for donations at payment terminals. Heoh plans to raise EUR60 million for NGOs in the next five years while offering merchants and payments companies an innovative charitable
British Business Bank Investments Limited’s Venture Capital Catalyst Fund has invested EUR13 million (GBP10 million) in the first close of Atlantic Bridge III, a new EUR140m Fund for technology companies with global market scalability. Atlantic Bridge III will invest in up to 20 companies and will focus on scaling businesses
Increased confidence in the Channel Islands’ funds sector is reflected in positive year-end figures from both Guernsey and Jersey, says Ogier funds partner Simon Schilder. The year-end figures for Guernsey funds under management and administration increased by 1.2 per cent to reach GBP2.7 billion over the fourth quarter of 2015
Conscious of the ongoing fight against inequality and as part of its commitment to socially responsible investment, Idinvest Partners has decided to support several charitable organisations by working with an intermediary organisation, Epic Foundation. Idinvest will initially support two specific initiatives through the foundation, Simplon.co and Sport dans la Ville.
Fraser McCombs Capital (FMC) is launching a second automotive-focused investment fund, FMC Fund II. FMC was founded by Billy Joe “Red” McCombs and Chase Fraser in 2012. McCombs is the founder of the Red McCombs Automotive Group, a co-founder of Clear Channel Communications, a former owner of the San Antonio
Advantage Capital has appointed James O’Rourke as a managing director based in New York. A seasoned investor and portfolio manager, O’Rourke will focus on developing the firm’s reach in the northeastern region of the US. O’Rourke brings 12 years of experience in debt and equity investing in a wide variety
Taaleri Plc has acquired a 25 per cent minority interest of its subsidiary Taaleri Private Equity Funds Ltd at a purchase price of EUR12 million. The purchase price is based on an external valuation. The Board of Directors of Taaleri Plc obtained a positive fairness opinion (available as attached) from
UK venture capital investor Albion Ventures has held the early close of the Albion VCTs Prospectus Top Up Offers after raising GBP36 million across its six venture capital trusts. The Offers targeted a monthly tax-free income of around 6 per cent p.a. (for investors who invested equally across all Offers),
Slice Labs Inc, an insurtech startup set to launch the industry’s first on-demand insurance platform to support the on-demand economy, has secured USDUSD3.9 million in seed funding led by Horizons Ventures and XL Innovate. Slice is reimagining insurance for the new economy using design, technology, and data. The Slice on-demand
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